Category Archives: Olympus

What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2012

New ThinkTankPhoto Retrospective bags. Canon suspends 5D Mark III shipping. Sony A57 delayed to April 27th in Japan. Olympus has a new board.

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Olympus filed patent for 14mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm and 22mm f/2.8 pancake lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 9, 2012

 Olympus filed a patent 201268448 in Japan for a whole series of f/2.8 pancake lenses: 14mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm and 22mm. I don’t think Olympus will ever announce all of those products – manufacturers often file patents for multiple lens versions/calculations and release only one model at the end.

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Panasonic 12-60mm f/4.5-5.6 and Olympus 150mm f/2.8 lens patent

By PR admin | Published: March 19, 2012

Panasonic filed a patent (201247813) in Japan for a 12-60mm f/4.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds lens: Patent release date: March 8th, 2012 Patent filed on: August 24th, 2010 Focal length: 58.1999-12.3599mm Aperture: 4.63557-5.76853 Angle of view: 10.1280-4.3446 deg. Zoom ratio: 4.70875 Lens design: 11 elements in 8 groups 1 ED glass element 5 aspherical elements Optical […]

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Focus on Imaging 2012

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2012

Here are some images from the ongoing Focus on Imaging 2012 show in Birmingham, UK sent by readers (click here for the Nikon booth):      

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Patent for a new Olympus 17mm f/2.8 lens (plus the latest Canon patents)

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2012
Canon 24mm f/2.8 lens patent

Olympus filed a patent 201237640 in Japan for a new 17mm f/2.8 lens. The current Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/2.8 pancake lens ($299.99) was announced on June 16, 2009. The newly patented lens will have 7 elements in 5 groups compared to 6 elements in 4 groups in the current model.

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The latest Olympus headlines

By PR admin | Published: February 28, 2012

Those the latest Olympus headlines: Olympus risks foreign backlash with new board line-up (read more) Olympus taps insider, ex-banker for top board posts (read more) Olympus exec in India found dead in apparent suicide (read more) Olympus expects net loss, but core business seen unscathed (read more) Japan prosecutors may charge Olympus over scandal (read […]

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Next Olympus camera will be a PEN

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2012

Talking to Techradar, Toshiyuki Terada from Olympus Japan mentioned that the next Olympus camera to be released will be a PEN and not a OM-D model: “Looking at product lifespan, I think the next issue will be a new PEN.” The last PEN cameras, the E-P3 and E-PL3 were announced on June 30, 2011.

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Expected shipping dates for some newly announced products *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: February 21, 2012

Many new products were announced in the past few weeks. Here is a quick update on the expected availability dates for some of the more popular items: Olympus OM-D E-M5: April 10, 2012 Fuji X-Pro1: March 20 7, 2012 Pentax K-01: March 29, 2012 Sony 500mm f/4.0G lens: April 23, 2012 Canon PowerShot G1x: March 5, […]

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The latest Olympus headlines

By PR admin | Published: February 16, 2012

A quick update on the latest Olympus headlines: Former executives, bankers arrested over Olympus fraud (read more) Prosecutors arrest former Olympus execs over fraud (read more) Scandal-hit Olympus forecasts $412 mln annual loss (read more) Olympus says not in concrete talks on tie-up (read more) Olympus chief: may choose not to boost capital (read more) […]

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Complete list of Olympus products that qualify for the new instant rebates

By PR admin | Published: February 13, 2012

Here is a complete list of all Olympus products/kits that qualify for the new instant rebate savings. The new rebate program is valid through February 25, 2012 and offers savings up to $125.

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